An Amish sect leader has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking fellow Amish, kidnapping them and cutting off their hair and beards. The Amish have a reputation for being quiet, law-abiding country folk, happy in their 18th Century lifestyle. Apparently, this is not true. They are subject to the same weird, irrational …
In “The Pope’s War: How Ratzinger’s Crusade Imperiled the Church and How It Can Be Saved”, Matthew Fox, a former Catholic priest, talks about the “devastation” wrought by Benedict and his predecessor and elaborates on the following points: 1. His silence for years about the notorious pedophile priest Father Maciel, who was so close to …
It is well known that the Vatican is a roiling mess of disaffection, petty bickering and alleged financial corruption. The scandals about the papal documents, the Vatican bank, the sex scandals and the growing collapse of church membership must alarm those who are still committed. It seems to have been an unsuccessful ending to a …
70% of all American Jews voted for Obama. They are focused, not on Israel, but generally speaking on America. Many young Jews cannot tell you who Netanyahu is. They may offer Israel support on the Palestinians, but on bombing Iran they think as most Americans think, that is “you have to be joking!” There is …
There are few men who durst publish to the world the prayers they make to Almighty God (Montaigne, “Of Prayers”, Essays , 1580-8) This might explain why so few of the requests are granted. Epicureans feel that heavenly response to prayers is sufficiently spotty that they prefer to rely on their own intelligence and initiative.
